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2014–15 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team

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Conference
  
Big East Conference

AP
  
No. 2

Head coach
  
Jay Wright (14th year)

Coaches
  
No. 9

2014–15 record
  
33–3 (16–2 Big East)

Assistant coach
  
Baker Dunleavy


The 2014–15 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team represented Villanova University in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by the school's 14th head coach Jay Wright, the Wildcats participated in the Big East Conference and played their home games at The Pavilion, with some select home games at the Wells Fargo Center. They finished the season 33–3, 16–2 in Big East play to win the Big East regular season championship. They defeated Marquette, Providence, and Xavier to become champions of the Big East Tournament. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament, gaining the #1 seed in the East Regional, where they defeated Lafayette in the second round before getting upset in the third round by NC State. With their 31st win of the season, a 63–61 win over Providence in the semifinals of the 2015 Big East Tournament, the Wildcats set a single season record for wins, which would eventually finish at 33. That record last only one year after the 2015–16 team won 35 games.

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Previous season

The 2013–14 Villanova Wildcats finished the season with an overall record of 29–5, with a record of 16–2 in the Big East regular season to capture their Big East regular season title. In the 2014 Big East Tournament, the Wildcats were upset by Seton Hall, 64–63 in the quarterfinals. They were invited to the 2014 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament which they defeated Milwaukee in the second round before getting eliminated by eventual NCAA Tournament Champion Connecticut in the third round.

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References

2014–15 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team Wikipedia